Item PWPFOCI035 - Focus on Political Repression in Southern Africa - Issue 35

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US UK-PWP01 PWPFOC001-PWPFOCI035

Title

Focus on Political Repression in Southern Africa - Issue 35

Date(s)

  • July–August 1981 (Creation)

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Extent and medium

1 newsletter (multi-page, printed text)

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Archival history

Part of IDAF’s political documentation archive, catalogued within the ‘Focus’ newsletter series.

Immediate source of acquisition or transfer

South African History Archive (SAHA)

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Scope and content

This issue documents the massive state security operation during anti-Republic Day protests, widespread student and labor detentions, guerilla actions by the ANC, and extensive trials under apartheid-era laws. Major topics include detentions of COSAS members, SAAWU and AZAPO activists, Robben Island releases, union suppression, and forced removals. It contains full trial listings, bans and restrictions, Namibia militarization, Kassinga anniversary, and a historical review of 20 years of repression since the Republic’s founding. The issue also exposes systemic use of torture, curfews, censorship, rape by soldiers, and the conscription system in Namibia.

Appraisal, destruction and scheduling

Retained permanently for historical research on Southern African political repression and human rights violations.

Accruals

No further accruals expected.

System of arrangement

Chronologically maintained within IDAF Focus series.

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Conditions governing access

Open to the public and researchers.

Conditions governing reproduction

Reproduction allowed with proper citation of IDAF as source.

Language of material

  • English

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    Physical characteristics and technical requirements

    OCR scanned newsletter; legible and complete.

    Finding aids

    Uploaded finding aid

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    Existence and location of originals

    Originals held by the South African History Archives.

    Existence and location of copies

    Digital copy available through the PWP projects and other Archives.

    Related units of description

    Issues 1–34, ANC raid reports, Kassinga and SWAPO files, Republic Day campaign documents, security legislation archives.

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    Publication note

    Focus', Issue No. 35. International Defence and Aid Fund, July–August 1981.

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    Note

    Contains comprehensive documentation on youth detentions, guerilla trials, Namibia militarization, press restrictions, and long-term effects of apartheid repression.

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    Description identifier

    ISADG-IDAF-Focus-35

    Institution identifier

    IDAF-Archive

    Rules and/or conventions used

    ISAD(G): General International Standard Archival Description, Second Edition

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        Archivist's note

        One of the most comprehensive issues in the series, offering detailed legal, social, and military analyses of repression in South Africa and Namibia in mid-1981.

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